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Scaphura
Scaphura is a genus of grasshoppers in the sub-family Phaneropterinae of the family Tettigoniidae. Some of the species within Scaphura are Batesian mimics of wasps, for example the type species, Scaphura nigra, is a polymorphic Batesian mimic of wasps of the genus Pepsis and Entypus (Pompilidae) and the potter wasps Polistes (Vespidae). The genus is restricted to South America.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Scaphura nigra
speciesScaphura nigra
Scaphura elegans
speciesScaphura elegans
Scaphura curitibana
speciesScaphura curitibana
Scaphura lefebvrei
speciesScaphura lefebvrei
Scaphura conspurcata
speciesScaphura conspurcata
Scaphura tukurauna
speciesScaphura tukurauna
Scaphura argentina
speciesScaphura argentina
Scaphura fasciata
speciesScaphura fasciata
Scaphura denuda
speciesScaphura denuda
Scaphura obscurata
speciesScaphura obscurata
Scaphura marginata
speciesScaphura marginata
Scaphura edwardsii
speciesScaphura edwardsii
Scaphura infuscata
speciesScaphura infuscata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 481886.